Hospital’s Mission:
The Mission of Hospital for Special Surgery is to provide the highest quality patient care, improve mobility and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology and their related disciplines through research and education.

Year Founded: 1863

Hospital Type: Not-for-Profit 501(c) (3)

University Affiliations:
All HSS medical staff are on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College
HSS is also a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System
HSS cooperates in patient care with:
• New York Presbyterian Hospital
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• The Rockefeller University
• Bronx Veterans Hospital
• New York Hospital Queens

Accreditations:
• Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
• American Association of Blood Banks
• The Joint Commission
• New York State Department of Health

Hospital Awards/Recognitions:
• Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopaedics for 13 years in a row, No. 4 in rheumatology, and No. 5 in geriatrics by U.S. News and World Report (2013-14).
• Currently, physicians from HSS Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service perform in official capacities for major professional sports teams including the Super bowl XLII Champion New York Football Giants, New York Mets, New York Knicks, New York Liberty Basketball, and New York Red Bulls Soccer. HSS sports medicine specialists served on the U.S. Olympic Committee medical staff team that covered the 2008 Games in Beijing.
• HSS is also the Official Hospital of the PGA and New York Road Runners for the ING New York City Marathon.
• In 2013, HSS was designated as the first National Medical Center of the United States Olympic Committee’s National Medical Network. In this capacity HSS is an official hospital for U.S. athletes.
• HSS is the first hospital in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center three consecutive times.
• Awarded 4-year ACCME re-accreditation status as of November 2009.

Leadership Appointments:
Hospital for Special Surgery physicians are active leaders in numerous national and international professional organizations

Number of Orthopaedic Residents: 47

Length of Residency: 5 Years

Number of Orthopaedic Fellows: 71

Length of fellowship: One year

Fellowship categories:
Orthopaedic Surgery, Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management, Medicine, Neurology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Physiatry, Quality & Value, Radiology & Imaging, Rehabilitation.

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Is CME required in your country? Yes

Does your hospital/center conduct CME programs?
Yes: 19 live CME programs, eight Internet live courses, and 17 regularly scheduled conferences occurring on a weekly or monthly basis (e.g. Grand Rounds, case conferences, journal clubs). In addition, enduring curricula is available through the HSS eAcademy and the HSS Journal.

Average number of peer reviewed articles published annually: Publish over 300 articles hospital-wide in peer reviewed journals

Number of beds: 205

Total number of active medical staff (MDs) = 304
Orthopaedic Surgeons – 113
Rheumatologists – 39
Physiatrists – 14
Rehabilitation – 1
Other (Please specify)
Neurologists – 13
Anesthesiologists – 56
Radiologists – 17,
Pathologists/Hematologists – 7
Other specialties include:
Internal Medicine – 24
Pediatrics – 12
Psychiatry – 3
Cardiology – 2
Infectious Disease – 3

Total number of rehabilitation staff = 143
Physical Therapists: 125
Physical Therapy Assistants – 3
Occupational Therapists – 12
Speech – 3

Number of scientists = 33

Orthopaedic Appointments – All HSS doctor holds an appointment on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College.

Type of research:
Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program; Autoimmunity and Inflammation Program; Department of Biomechanics; Musculoskeletal Integrity Program; Tissue Engineering, Regeneration and Repair Program

HSS Endowment: $236 million

Amount of grant funding received annually:
Federal: $13.3 Million; Other: $7.3 million
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) currently supports HSS with $42.7 million in funding for 45 research studies over multiple years.

Number of full-time employees: 4,900+ (2023)

Number of operating rooms: 51** (2023)

**includes ambulatory surgery centers and partnership sites

Number of orthopaedic surgeries: 27,557 (2012)
Ambulatory – 13,727
Inpatient – 13,830

Number of outpatient visits to orthopaedists, rheumatologists, and other medical services: 316,826 (2012)

Updated 23 Feb 2022